The House Isn’t On Fire, but It Is at Greater Risk
Several years ago, my wife and I were in the market to buy a house. As is customary, we had...
Springfield News-Leader Does A Nice Job Editing…NOT!
“Not” is such an important word. Consider the following sentence without the word “not”: “Officer, I have [not] been drinking.”...
The Sorry State Of The Professional Left In Missouri
Yesterday, the Springfield News-Leader published a supposed scoop about the Show-Me Institute and the blase art of grant applications, a story...
Is Texas Gov. Rick Perry Guilty of “Stealing” Missouri Jobs?
As appearing in the Springfield News-Leader on October 23, 2013: If “stealing jobs” were as bad as — and essentially...
Widen Pool of Dock Electrical Inspectors
As published in the Springfield News-Leader: It is hard to imagine a more terrible death than electrocution and drowning. Last...
Springfield School Choice Kerfuffle
On Feb. 17, the Springfield News-Leader published an article I wrote about private school choice. In that piece, I tell...
Don’t Mistake Taking For Giving
This editorial in the Springfield News-Leader argues that the Missouri Legislature should follow the lead of certain charitable foundations and...
Show-Me Institute Seeks Spring Interns
SAINT LOUIS – The Show-Me Institute announced its spring internship program today. Interns at the Show-Me Institute Internship are involved...
Missouri Public Workers Are Paid Much More Than President of Labor Union Claims
Wisconsin isn’t the only state that’s talking about labor issues these days. In an editorial that ran in the Springfield...
Missouri House Passed Resolution Encouraging Koster to Join Lawsuit
Yesterday, with a vote of 115-46, the Missouri House passed a resolution encouraging Missouri to join the multistate lawsuit in...
Hello, My Name Is Christine and I Have a Health Savings Account
Today, the Springfield News-Leader ran my recent editorial in which I argue that Attorney General Chris Koster should join the...
Helping the Poor by Denying Them Access to Money
In yet another case of good intentions gone bad, the bill Congress passed last year to reform the credit card...
Benefits of Tax Credits Concentrated in Urban Regions, Costs Diffused Throughout Missouri
Last week, I spoke to Roseann Moring at the Springfield News-Leader about the Tax Credit Review Commission‘s recent recommendations. (Here...
Law Is Not a Band-Aid for Every Problem
As much as our society changes, some ideals stand the test of the centuries. One of these ideals is law....
Tax Incentives Are Not Necessary for Economic Development: An Example
I spend a lot of time arguing against strategies for economic development that have more costs than benefits. Something that...
Judge Not, Lest Ye … Oh, Just Go Ahead
For many of us, election time can be overwhelming: We understand that we have the opportunity to create significant change,...
Multiple Choice: You Will Be Graded on This
Q: Four drivers are traveling down Highway 70, going approximately 55 mph. Allen is drunk; Betty is 85 years old...
“The Forgotten Man” in Missouri
Read this short article from the Springfield News-Leader offering an encouraging account of politicians avoiding partisan wrangling and getting along...
Tune in Monday morning!
For all the early birds, I’ll be on Joplin’s 1310 KZRG Morning Newswatch Monday morning at 7:40 a.m., to talk...
Milk Does a Regulator Good
The Christian County Health Department just did what regulators are best at: protecting us from ourselves because we are all...
